Object Details
maker
William Wrigley Junior Company
Description
This is a counter top type display box for Wrigley’s Doublemint chewing gum. The box contains twenty simulated, five stick, gum packages. Wrigley’s introduced Doublemint in 1914, the third flavor produced by after Spearmint and Juicy Fruit. The name “Doublemint” came from the double distillation process used in producing the mint flavor and spawned a popular advertising campaign around the “Doublemint Twins” in 1956.
Credit Line
William Wrigley Junior Company
date made
1948 - 1949
ID Number
1992.3217.03
catalog number
1992.3217.03
nonaccession number
1992.3217
Object Name
display box
box, display
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements
average spatial: 2.3 cm x 11 cm x 15.5 cm; 7/8 in x 4 5/16 in x 6 1/8 in
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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Work and Industry: Retail and Marketing
Advertising
American Enterprise
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1160154